Idiom: Life’s A Beach
“Life’s a beach”. What do you think it means? 1) My life is never changing. 2) My life is ever changing. 3) My life is easy and relaxing. 4) My life is exciting. See answerMy life is easy and …
Category: British Expressions
Idiom: On The Ball
This week I will post the final soccer-related idiom I know: On the ball “I want to know if you are on the ball with this project.” Does it mean: a) aware of what is happening b) in agreement c) …
English idiom: The ball is in your court
As Wimbledon is currently in progress, this week my chosen idiom is from tennis: the ball is in your court “We have made our offer to the building owner, and the ball is now in his court.” What does it …
Idiom: Move the goal posts
Here is another football-related idiom: move the goal posts “Our accountants had been working on several legal tax loopholes when the government suddenly moved the goal posts.” What does “moved the goal” posts mean? a) The government sued us. b) …
Idiom: Run Rings Around
The football-related idiom to run rings around someone, as in “He ran rings around the other applicants for the position” means: a) He performed much better than the other people b) He didn’t give clear information c) He lied d) …
Idiom: Blow The Whistle
As it’s world Cup time now, I’ve chosen an English idiom related to football: “Blow the whistle”. The pronoun form is “whistle-blower” What do you think it means? “After working for the company for several years, his conscience made him …
Brassed Off!
British sometimes say “I was really brassed off with him,” for example, to mean angry or annoyed. The British film “Brassed Off” is on NHKBSプレミアム tonight (6/3) at 9pm, and stars Ewan McGregor. The movie title is a word play …